Acts 5

the king version

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,²and kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.

³But Peter said, “Ananias, why has_[1] Satan filled your_[2] heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?⁴While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own power? Why have_[3] you_[4] conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied unto men, but unto God.”

⁵And Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and gave up the spirit_[5], and great fear came on all those who_[6] heard these things.⁶And the young men arose, wrapped_[7] him up, and carried him out, and buried him.

⁷And it was about after_[8] three hours later_[9] when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.⁸And Peter answered unto her, “Tell me whether you_[10] sold the land for so much?”

And she said, “Yes_[11], for so much.”

⁹Then Peter said unto her, “How is it that you have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who_[12] have buried your_[13] husband are at the door, and shall carry you_[14] out.

¹⁰Then she fell down immediately_[15] at his feet, and yielded up the spirit, and the young men came in and found her dead and, carrying her out_[16], buried her by her husband.¹¹And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.

¹²And by the hands of the apostles, many signs and wonders were wrought among the people. (And they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.¹³And of the rest, no man dared_[17] join himself to them, but the people magnified them.¹⁴And believers were all_[18]the more added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women.)

¹⁵Insomuch that they brought out_[19] the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.¹⁶There also came a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and those who were vexed with unclean spirits, and they were healed, every one.

¹⁷Then the high priest rose up, and all those who_[20] were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees); and they_[21] were filled with indignation,¹⁸and laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.¹⁹But the angel of the Lord opened the prison doors by night, and brought them out_[22], and said,²⁰“Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this Life.”

²¹And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught.

But the high priest came, and those who were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.²²But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned and told,²³saying, “The prison we found was_[23] truly shut with all safety, and the keepers standing outside_[24] before the doors; but when we had opened, we found no man inside_[25].”

²⁴Now when
the high priest
and the captain of the temple
and the chief priests
heard these things, they doubted concerning_[26] them unto what_[27] this would grow.

²⁵Then one came and told them, saying, “Behold, the men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.”²⁶Then the captain went with the officers and brought them without violence, for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.

²⁷And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them,²⁸saying, “Did we not strictly_[28] command you that you₇ should not teach in this name? And behold, you₇ have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.”

²⁹Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, “We ought to obey God rather than men.³⁰The God of our fathers raised Jesus up, whom you killed and hanged on a tree. ³¹Him - has_[29] God exalted with His right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. ³²And we are His witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.

³³When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to kill_[30] them.³⁴Then one there in the council - a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had a valued_[31] reputation among all the people - stood up and commanded to put the apostles outside_[32] a little while_[33],³⁵and said unto them, “You men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what you intend to do as touching these men.³⁶For before these days Theudas rose up, boasting himself to be somebody, to whom a number of men, about four hundred (400), joined themselves, who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nothing_[34]. ³⁷After this man, Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the taxing, and drew away many_[35] people after him. He also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.

³⁸And now I say unto you: Refrain from these men, and let them alone. For if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nothing_[36]; ³⁹but if it be of God, you cannot overthrow it; lest perhaps_[37] you even be found to fight against God.”

⁴⁰And to him they agreed. And when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

⁴¹And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name.⁴²And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ. _[KING]

Notes:

_[1] hath

_[2] thine, also v.4

_[3] hast

_[4] thou

_[5] ghost

_[6] them that, also v.32

_[7] wound

_[8] the space

_[9] later – added for clarity

_[10] ye – plural, also v.9,25,28,30,35,39,

_[11] yea